In 2022, the smartphone middle class turns out to be a trench warfare with a massive arms race! After Xiaomi and Realme present their midrangers, OnePlus launches the counterattack with the Nord CE 2 5G. There is 5G, 65 watt quick charging and an AMOLED display with 90 Hertz at a particularly tempting price. Here’s all the info!
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G presented
- The new mid-range cell phone offers particularly good value for money
- 5G, 65 watt quick charging and AMOLED display with 90 Hertz for 349 euros
In recent years, the OnePlus product portfolio has slowly but surely developed towards the upper class. Former flagship killers are now just as expensive as the iPhone, Galaxy and Co. and even the Nord series is now premium rather than budget. With the Nord CE 2 5G, OnePlus is once again showing that the price-performance hits are to be found in the “Core Edition”.
OnePlus introduced the new mid-range phone today, February 17th. You have to assess the following technical data with a price tag of 349 euros. At the same time, you should call up the data sheets of the Realme 9 Pro+ and the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G for comparison. Everything prepared? Let’s go!
This is what OnePlus’ latest Core Edition offers
Even though OnePlus has adopted quite a few Oppo characteristics after the merger, the company again emphasizes its closeness to the community. Pete Lau, OnePlus CEO, emphasizes that OnePlus has improved the qualities that are most popular with the community. Apparently, OnePlus fans are impatient because the manufacturer has improved quick charging again.
Quick charging with 65 watts
OnePlus uses a dual-cell battery with 4,500 mAh in the housing of the Nord CE 2 5G. Compared to the previous model, the OnePlus Nord CE that we tested, the 65 W SuperVOOC technology charges the battery twice as fast. Electricity for a day should be reached in just 15 minutes. A full battery charge, on the other hand, takes 32 minutes. However, wireless charging is not on board.
The design of the new cell phone is not really exciting. / © OnePlus
The 6.43-inch AMOLED display, which offers a refresh rate of 90 Hertz, works at the same level as the predecessor. In addition, it is certified for HDR10+ and can therefore play back HDR content from Netflix, YouTube and Co. The fingerprint sensor is also embedded in the display. The display itself is embedded in a housing that measures 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.8 millimeters and weighs 173 grams.
5G SoC and 128 gigabytes of storage space
In terms of performance, the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 900, a 5G SoC typical of the mid-range. If you like smartphones with a lot of memory, you may be disappointed now: The smartphone only comes onto the market with 8 gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of internal memory. If you need more, you can expand the memory by up to 1 terabyte with MicroSD cards. The wireless standards are up to date.
Because the Nord CE 2 5G supports WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. In addition, you can also use NFC tags or digital payment options via the standard. For wired music enjoyment, you will also find a 3.5 millimeter jack on the top of the cell phone.
Triple camera with 64 megapixels and focus on night photography
In 2022, the topic of post-photography seems to be a strong buzzword again. When describing the triple camera with 64 megapixels, OnePlus emphasizes that it has once again improved the taking of photos in poor light conditions. For this, OnePlus puts a fast lens with an open aperture of f/1.7 in front of the 64 MP sensor of the main camera.
Instead of taking a photo, you can also just open the gallery with the Nord 2 5G and point the phone at friends! / © OnePlus
The other cameras are typical for OnePlus. an ultra wide-angle camera with 8 megapixels and a macro lens with a resolution of 2 megapixels. You take selfies with 16 megapixels and videos are a maximum of 4K at 30 frames per second.
Android 12 only in the second half of 2022
The update guarantee of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is a bit sobering. Because the smartphone is delivered ex works with Android 11, which runs OxygenOS 11. OxygenOS 12, which is based on Android 12, is scheduled to be rolled out in the second half of 2022.
By the way, this is the color variant “Bahama Blue”. / © OnePlus
According to OnePlus, version updates will be available for two years. So that means that Android 13 is already over. Security updates are available for three years and many other manufacturers outperform OnePlus here as well.
Prices and availability
If you are in the mood for the new OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G, you can pre-order the cell phone from March 3, 2022. The official channels to start with are OnePlus.com, Amazon, Otto, Sparhandy, DeinHandy as well as MediaMarkt and Saturn. The mobile phone will then be available from March 10, 2022 at a recommended retail price of 349 euros. The colors are Gray Mirror and Bahama Blue.
What do you think of the new OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G? Are you planning to buy a new cell phone? Let me know in the comments!